Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. Retains Oblon Spivak For Interference
For Immediate Release March 25, 2010 Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has been retained by Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. (AVRS) to litigate its interference with Allvoice Developments LTD.
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Oblon Spivak As A Leading Virginia Litigation Firm
For Immediate Release March 25, 2010 Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has been recognized in the 2010 edition ofBenchmark Litigation as a "Recommended Local Litigation Firm" in Virginia. Richard D. Kelly, the firm's managing shareholder, was identified as a "Local Litigation Star."
Saint-Gobain Wins $10.9 Million Verdict Against Xinyi
Alexandria, Va. – A jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio returned a unanimous verdict awarding $10.9 million in damages on November 10 to Saint-Gobain Autover in its patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese windshield manufacturer Xinyi Automobile Glass Company, Ltd. (Civil Action No. 06-cv-2781). In addition, the jury found that Xinyi's infringement of Saint-Gobain's patent windshield technology was willful.
Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Case Against SkyHawke for Lack of Standing
Alexandria, Va. – The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, has dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, a patent infringement suit filed in 2007 against SkyHawke Technologies, LLC by plaintiffs GPS Industries, Inc. and Optimal I.P. Holdings, L.P. The patent at issue, U.S.
Chambers USA 2009 Ranks Oblon, Spivak Among Top IP Firms in Northern Virginia
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm is ranked in the second band of law firms for intellectual property in Northern Virginia in Chambers USA 2009. Partners Charles L. Gholz and Arthur I. Neustadt are ranked highly among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state.
Oblon, Spivak Forms Two New Practice Groups
Oblon, Spivak has formed two new practice groups, the Reexamination/Reissue Practice Group and the International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation Practice Group. Recent developments in U.S. law have focused increased attention on the emerging value of strategic use of reissue and reexamination proceedings and ITC actions to advance our clients' interests. In conjunction with the formation of the ITC Litigation Practice Group, Oblon Spivak has launched an ITC Law Blog (www.itcblog.com) to provide news and information related to happenings at the ITC.
Federal Circuit Finds In Favor Of SMC Affirming Summary Judgment Of Obviousness
For Immediate Release January 9, 2009 Alexandria, VA - The United States Court Of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in favor of SMC Corporation finding the asserted claims of Tokyo Keiso Company, Ltd.'s U.S. Patent No. 5,458,004 invalid as obvious. The January 9, 2009 ruling determined that the California district court did not err in holding the claims obvious as a matter of law.
Federal Circuit Vacates and Remands in CSIRO v. Buffalo - Oblon Spivak Obtains Remand for Client Buffalo
Alexandria, Va. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded on the issue of obviousness in the high profile patent infringement case CSIRO v. Buffalo in the court's Sept. 19, 2008 opinion. The patent at issue is U.S. Patent No. 5,487,069 and concerns Wi-Fi technology relating to the transmission of wireless signals.
Chambers USA 2008 Ranks Oblon, Spivak Among Top Intellectual Property Firms in Northern Virginia
Alexandria, Va. (June 18, 2008) – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm has been ranked in the second band of law firms for intellectual property in Northern Virginia in Chambers USA 2008. Additionally, Arthur I. Neustadt and Charles L. Gholz are ranked highly among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state.
ITC Decides Not To Review Ruling in SMC, Norgren Probe
For Immediate Release April 18, 2008 The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a notice on April 14 indicating that it will not review the Administrative Law Judge's initial decision that SMC Corporation and SMC Corporation of America's pneumatic connecting devices do not infringe a patent owned by Norgren Inc.